Theater
Edmonds Driftwood Players: Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds; www.edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org or 425-774-9600, option 3. “Mr. Scrooge” is on stage through Dec. 18. Lighthearted music makes this a wonderful way for families to enjoy the story of Ebenezer Scrooge. The cast includes Chloe Cook, Sydney Kaser, Stephanie Kroschel, Karsten Lomax, Patrick Lucey-Conklin, Elise McFarland, Laura McFarlane, Jonathan Olson, Griffin Price, Jeff Strom, Kevin Tanner, Margaret West, Randy West and Amelie Whitesell. Directed by Kylie McKenzie Soder, with musical direction by Mark Press.
Red Curtain: Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts, a nonprofit arts education organization, 9315 State Ave., Suite J, Marysville. More at www.redcurtainfoundation.org or 360-322-7402. Next up is Nick Poling’s and Alex DeRoest’s “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians” Dec. 2-18. Call for tickets. Not recommended for children, but great for teens and adults. Lots of laughs, stage combat and green blood.
Phoenix Theatre: The comedy theater is at 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds; 206-533-2000 or www.phoenixtheatreedmonds.org. “The Christmas Spirit” runs Dec. 2-18. Directed by Keith Dahlgren, the cast includes Shannon Bengston, Eric Bischoff, George Bukata, Susan Connors, Nick Horatis, Phillip Keiman, Carlos Martinez, Debra Rich and Melanie Calderwood. On Christmas Eve, a woman has an unexpected visitor who intends on escorting her to the afterlife. However, she persuades Death to give her one last day to enjoy Christmas and invites him to her festive party. Tickets are $19, or $16 for military and seniors.
Everett Community College: EvCC theater students will perform “Eurydice” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2-3 in Baker Hall room 102. Playwright Sarah Ruhl reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of his wife Eurydice. After dying on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. As Orpheus embarks on a quest to save her, Eurydice must decide if she will return to earth with him or stay in the underworld with her father. Directed by Scott Randall, the cast includes Melanie Stagner, Jacy Leavitt, Sean Costello, Jesse Rutgers, Lacey Quincy, Makayla Gunzenhauser, Merrilee Pollett, Kirsten Sandberg, Leela Barlow and Esther Dovgopolaya. Children age 10 and younger should not attend. Admission is by donation. Call 425-388-9525.
Snohomish Theater Project: No tickets or reservations needed to see the STP production of “A Christmas Epic: It’s a Wonderful Grinch Story on 34th Carol” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2-3, 9-10 and 2 p.m. Dec. 4 and 11 at the Carnegie Library building, 105 Cedar Ave., Snohomish. Bring a donation for the Snohomish Food Bank. The show combines the best Christmas stories into one wild, hilarious evening.
Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”: The musical is Dec. 2-17, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. Call 800-638-7631.
Taproot Theatre: Zion Lutheran Church in Snohomish hosts Taproot’s touring production of the comedy “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 at the church, 329 Ave. A, Snohomish. An offering will be taken. Call 360-568-2700 for more information. Taproot also presents the classic “Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 11 at First Presbyterian Church of Snohomish, 1306 Lake View Ave.
Northwest Community Church: See a free production of “A Charlie Brown Christmas, the Musical” at 7 p.m. Dec. 23, at the church, 11715 North Creek Pkwy. S, Bothell. More at www.northwest.org.
Wanderlust Circus and 3 Leg Torso: Rollicking circus-style “A Christmas Carol,” 8 p.m. Dec. 23, Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Tickets $12-$28. Call 425-258-6766.
Village Theatre: Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave.; 425-257-8600 or www.villagetheatre.org/everett. “Singin’ in the Rain” runs Jan. 6-29, followed by “The 39 Steps,” “A Proper Place” and “Dreamgirls.”
Youth productions
Scriber Lake High School: In partnership with Seattle Public Theatre, students from the school will perform plays based on their life experiences from 11:30 to 12:30 Dec. 2 in the Black Box Theatre at Edmonds Community College.
Lakewood High School: “A Christmas Carol” is staged 7 p.m. Dec. 2-3, 9-10 at the school. For more information and tickets, call 360-652-4505.
Arlington High School: The school’s Flight choir presents “It’s a Wonderful Christmas!” 7 p.m. Dec. 2, 3 and 9 at 3 and 7 p.m. Dec. 10, Byrnes Performing Arts Center. The students wrote the script for the stage show, choreographed dances and designed the set. Tickets are $10 general, $8 for students and seniors. More at www.byrnesperforming arts.org.
Ballet
Olympic Ballet Theatre: The Edmonds company’s 36th season opens with “The Nutcracker” Dec. 9-11 at the Everett Performing Arts Center and Dec. 15-18 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts. The full-length romantic ballet “Giselle” will be performed April 8 at the Everett Performing Arts Center and April 29 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts. Tickets for “The Nutcracker” are available at www.olympicballet.com or call 425-774-7570.
Alderwood Dance Spectrum: “A Storybook Nutcracker” performances are 9:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Dec. 8, 9:45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 9, and 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at the PUD auditorium, 2320 California St., Everett. Tickets, $20 each, are available in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com.
Emerald Ballet Theatre: “The Nutcracker” — which includes Everett dancers Alex, Nick and Sofia Hatfield — will be performed at 2 p.m. Dec. 3-4 and 10-11 at the Northshore Performing Arts Center, 18125 92nd Ave. NE, Bothell. Tickets, from $20, available by calling 425-298-3449.
The Dance School: The Everett ballet school performs its version of “The Nutcracker” at 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Historic Everett Theatre. For information, call 425-258-6766.
Reflections School of Dance: “One Uncontainable Gift” will be presented at 2 and then again at 4 p.m. Dec. 6, Glacier Peak High School performing arts center, 7401 144th Pl. SE, Snohomish. $10 at the door. More at www.reflectionsschoolofdance.com. Also at Warm Beach Lights of Christmas, 5:45 and 7:45 p.m. Dec. 19.
Comedy
Everett Comedy Night: Emory’s on Silver Lake, 11830 19th Ave. SE, Everett, hosts a second-Sunday monthly comedy night with Cory Michaelis. Tickets are $10. The evening begins at 8:30 p.m. and features touring and local comedians. To reserve a table, call 425-337-7772. Remaining show for this fall is Dec. 11.
Opera
Pacific Northwest Opera: The regional company performs “Amahl and the Night Visitors” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 at McIntyre Hall, Skagit Valley College, 2405 E College Way, Mount Vernon. Call 360-416-7727, ext. 2, for ticket information.
To submit information to this calendar, please email reporter Gale Fiege at gfiege@heraldnet.com.
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